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Power lines ignited largest wildfires in Texas history that killed two: officials

Power lines sparked a massive wildfire across the Texas Panhandle, killing at least two people, destroying homes and livestock and leaving a scorched landscape, officials said Thursday. The largest fire in state history. The Texas A&M Forest Service is fighting both the historic Smokehouse Creek Fire, which has burned about 1,700 square miles (4,400 square […]

Anthony Volpe won’t sacrifice power with new swing: Aaron Boone

TAMPA — Anthony Volpe hit 21 home runs even though his swing was too uphill by the end of his rookie season. But Aaron Boone doesn’t expect Volpe to sacrifice that power with a flatter swing this year. “I don’t think so, no, his strength is his strength,” Boone said Thursday before the Yankees hosted […]

As Kentucky coal power plants close, bill to create future-oriented energy commission advances

Kentucky lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that would create a commission tasked with assessing power generation capacity and energy needs in the state, long known as a coal-producing powerhouse. The commission’s role will include reviewing plans by Kentucky utilities to retire power plants, and its findings and recommendations will be submitted to regulators at the […]

India Mulls Building More Coal-Fired Power Plants

Reuters report India’s leading companies are interested in building at least 10 gigawatts of coal-fired power plants over the next 10 years, expanding some of their existing plants and making coal-fired power a disadvantage to environmentalists. It was announced on Tuesday that the company has expressed interest in reviving the project, which was stalled when […]

The power of Congress’s purse is facing heightened scrutiny

This year marks the 50th anniversary of our founding. Congressional Budget and Foreclosure Control Act. Enacted in July 1974, it was the last major piece of legislation President Nixon signed into law before leaving office under the certainty of impeachment and conviction. This act has two parts. The first applies directly to the Legislature’s “congressional” […]

Rangers looking for consistency on their power play

According to Chris Kreider, the word to describe it is “process.” Over the past five months, 62 games and 195 man-advantage opportunities, that’s exactly what the Rangers’ power play has been experimenting with. There was also a scoring explosion. Some progress. There was also a drought. Some setbacks. The ebb and flow of the power […]

Senate conservatives seek to expand power post-McConnell

Conservative Republicans, led by Sen. Mike Lee (Utah), Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), Sen. Ron Johnson (Wisconsin), and Sen. Rick Scott (Florida), will be the next Senate Republican leader. He is trying to play the role of kingmaker in the battle to elect the king. These outspoken conservatives feel largely shut out of major political and […]

Jen Psaki: ‘Real legacy’ of Mitch McConnell is ‘a cynic focused on power’

MSNBC’s Jen Psaki criticized the “true legacy” of Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) as a “power-focused cynic.” Psaki discussed McConnell’s announcement last week that he would step down from his leadership role at the Senate Republican conference next November. She said on “Inside with Jen Psaki” that his latest news was the “perfect moment” […]